Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-08-04
IOWA Condensed ITEMS.


on among the far mers in the vicinity of
Marshailtown, many fine residences and
barns being put up.
Sioux City is confident chat she has
caught the Fowler Bros. for a 81 900, 900
packing house plant, which will give EN-.
ployment to 1000 hands.
The state board of health has received
information from New Hampton that the
rivers throughout that county are ex.
tremely shallow and as n result diphtheria
and cholera are almost sure to prevail.
While Aaron Hadfield of Burr Oak
was cutting and binding timothy with
harvester on Thursday. one of the shafts
wound with hay which ignited from the
friction of the m achine and started fire
which consumed the entire piece of
timothy, about eight acres, part of
which was cut arsl bound and the ba ance
standing The fire spread TO an adjoining
field and burned over eight acres, of
meadow land, consu ming about two tons
of hay which was yet nnstacked. By
this time a large force had gathered
and with plows and teams succeeded in
getting the fire in check. Had the fire
got few feet further, it would have had
clear sailing over many miles of country
and would in all probability have de-
stroyed many thousand dollars worth of
property.
Crops about Sibley have been greatly
damaged by wind. ThouEands Of acres
of grain that was ready for the reaper now
lies Frustrated.
The plate glass fronts of the three
leading prohibitionists of Fit Dodge, were
broken the night of July 30, by unknown
parties. The prohibitionists claim that it
was the work of the liquor men. Many
think, however, that it was done bymen
who were drunk. As no goods were re-
moved it was evidently not the work of
burglars. The affair has created much ex-
element.
The editor of the Botna Valley News
at Macedonia, was assaulted by three
young ladies, Miss Anna Totter, Rosa
Ashley and Hattie Jones, July 80, over
fancied grievance, which has created great
excitement at that place. An Indignation
meeting, largely attended by ladies aud
gentleman was held the next evening,
and passed resolutions endorsing w. f.
Kosher, the editor, and condeming the
course of the young ladies and their
actions.
The colored people of Council Bluffs
will celebrate Emancipation Day Aug, A.
The Adventists are holding large meet
ings in tent at Spencer and creating
considerable discussion.
The Montgomery county Republican
convention on August 20 selects county
ticket and delegates to the State conven-
ton.
Cedar Rapids is to have baby show in
September, at which Shetland pony.
diamond necklace, gold watch and other
prizes will be competed for.
A beautiful monument to the pioneer
volunteers in the Spirit Lake expedition of
1857 will be unveiled at Webster City on
the 18th of August. Governor Larrabee
will preside.
Since January Judges Kavanaugh and
Conrad, of Des Moines, have heard the
testimony in fifty divorce cases, in nearly
all of which they have rendered DEGREES
in favor of the plaintiff.
The body of Mrs Presler was found In
the Cedar river, about twelve miles from
Iowa City, July 81. She was II years
old. 1t is supposed she committed sui
eide.
The old settlers Of western Iowa will
have a reunion at Macedonia August /.
July 10, fifty deaths during the month
had been reported in Davenport to the
city clerk.
Rev. Mr.. Houghton has resigned the
pastorate of the Universalist Church at
Storm Lake, i'll health being the cause.
The amount Of warrants drawn from
the State Treasury from June 80, 1885, to
June 80, 1887, was s2,5 ,0l9O5.
About two months ago an 1S-months
old child of Fred Taugeman, of Monona,
lodged grain Of corn in its windpipe
Doctors were called and were unable to
dislodge it, and although the locality was
plain, refused to operate on the child,
notwithstanding the parents wished it to
be done. The result was the child died
of suffocation after lingering several days.
The Atlantic canning company has
spent So 900 in improving their factory.
Among the improvements is new engine
house, new boilers, new engine, and q
substantial chimney sixty-fve feet high.
Two hundred head of cattle, including
five spring calves, were shipped from
Postville to pastures west, that cost the
buyer on an average only so per head.
The lot was made up of from to 3-year-
old cows and steers
A special dispatch from Nebraska City,
July 80, says that mob of citizens from
Craig, Mo-, have couple of horse thieves
surrounded in forest in Iowa, sixteen
miles from Nebia ska City. The mob had
the thieves surrounded near Craig yes
terday, and battle ensued, in which one
of the mob was killed. The thieves then
broke away, but were again pursued and
surrounded at their present rendezvous.
The mob is thoroughly aroused and there
is no doubt but that the thieves will be
promptly lynched when taken. A mob
of about twenty men left Hamburg, Iowa.
late this afternoon to assist in the cap
ture. and Nebraska City has just sent
delegation of determined men bent on the
bloody work. There is little doubt but
that the thieves will be taken and sum
marily dealt with before morning. A
Journal representative left for the scene
of action simultaneously with the Ne
braska City mob and will report results
at the earliest possible moment